Places Pharoeaux Wants to Go

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

Locals believe this abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Bucharest is haunted.

These sprawling military housing quarters from the 1960s are now defunct and hidden in plain sight on Malta’s Mediterranean coast.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

This striking sculpture of a supermodel in a yoga pose challenges traditional public art.

A collection of expressive stone sculptures in a scenic and serene riverfront location.

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.

The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.

This striking memorial is one of Estonia’s most controversial Soviet leftovers.

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.

A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.

These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city

In one of the world's smallest countries, a royal's personal winery is open to the public.